| Literature DB >> 11836123 |
J N Tabudravu1, V G H Eijsink, G W Gooday, M Jaspars, D Komander, M Legg, B Synstad, D M F van Aalten.
Abstract
Several brominated tyrosine derived compounds, psammaplins A (1), K (2) and L (3) as well as bisaprasin (4) were isolated from the Fijian marine sponge Aplysinella rhax during a bioassay guided isolation protocol. Their structures were determined using NMR and MS techniques. Psammaplin A was found to moderately inhibit chitinase B from Serratia marcescens, the mode of inhibition being non-competitive. Crystallographic studies suggest that a disordered psammaplin A molecule is bound near the active site. Interestingly, psammaplin A was found to be a potent antifungal agent.Entities:
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Year: 2002 PMID: 11836123 DOI: 10.1016/s0968-0896(01)00372-8
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Bioorg Med Chem ISSN: 0968-0896 Impact factor: 3.641